The parish was created primarily to serve the Bohemian (Czech) community in Baltimore.

[3] Church services were originally held in both the English and Czech languages.

In recent years, the ethnic character of St. Wenceslaus parish has undergone a gradual change from a majority Czech parish to one that is multicultural and multiracial, first as many Poles and Lithuanians moved into the neighborhood, and then as the neighborhood shifted to having an African-American majority.

[5] St. Wenceslaus was founded and staffed by priests and lay brothers of the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer, known as the Redemptorists, until 1999.

Births and baptisms 1872-1892 (with additional information back to 1868) Marriages 1872-1978 Deaths and burials 1880-1979